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Showing 30613070 of 30390 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-9-2016 n° 15-21.381

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions

Article D5212-9

The increase provided for in article D. 5212-8 applies to multi-purpose intercommunal syndicates whose revenue comes from contributions from the member communes, provided that these contributions are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-9

It is allocated to the court-appointed administrator, for the preparation of the economic, social and environmental report and the assistance provided to the debtor for the preparation of a safeguard…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The network

Article L512-86-1

In order to guarantee the liquidity and solvency of the savings bank network, the central body of the savings banks and banques populaires referred to in Article L. 512-106 has at its disposal the com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-8

The guarantor or insurer, as the case may be, shall issue the sworn goods broker with a guarantee or insurance certificate specifying the name of the credit institution with which the account provided…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Appeals and disputes

Article R2316-9

A dispute relating to a decision of the administrative authority taken on the basis of article L. 2316-8 falls within the jurisdiction of the judicial court, which shall have final jurisdiction. The p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Livestock health programmes and groups authorised to purchase, hold and dispense veterinary medicinal products

Article D5143-9

If one or more of the bodies mentioned in article D. 5143-8, consulted with a view to setting up the Commission, have not formulated a proposal within one month of receiving the request from the Regio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-9

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Site or operation contract

Article L1236-9

If the agreement referred to in Article L. 1223-8 so provides, an employee who is made redundant at the end of a worksite or operations contract may be given priority for re-employment on an open-ende…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Supporting documents and other evidence of the absence of grounds for exclusion

Article R2343-9

The provisions of articles R. 2143-7 to R. 2143-9 apply.However, for contracts fulfilling a need whose estimated value is below the formal procedure thresholds, the purchaser may accept as sufficient…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional aid to help people return to work in 2021

Article 919-38

The granting of exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.59722 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 9 December 2020, 20 May 2020 C (2020) 3460…

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